Brown bear behaviour in human-modified landscapes: The case of the endangered Cantabrian population, NW Spain

Large carnivores are recolonizing parts of their historical range in Europe, a heavily modified human landscape. This calls for an improvement of our knowledge on how large carnivores manage to coexist with humans, and on the effects that human activity has on large carnivore behaviour, especially i...

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Autores: Zarzo-Arias, Alejandra, Delgado Sánchez, María del Mar, Ordiz, Andrés, Díaz-García, Juan, Cañedo, David, González, Manuel A., Romo, Carlos, Vázquez García, Pablo, Bombieri, Giulia, Bettega, Chiara, Russo, Luca Francesco, Cabrial, Pedro, García-González, Ricardo, Martínez-Padilla, Jesús, Penteriani, Vincenzo
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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Palabra clave:Brown bear
Cantabrian mountains
Large carnivores
Human-dominated landscapes
Video recording
Vigilance
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spelling Brown bear behaviour in human-modified landscapes: The case of the endangered Cantabrian population, NW SpainZarzo-Arias, AlejandraDelgado Sánchez, María del MarOrdiz, AndrésDíaz-García, JuanCañedo, DavidGonzález, Manuel A.Romo, CarlosVázquez García, PabloBombieri, GiuliaBettega, ChiaraRusso, Luca FrancescoCabrial, PedroGarcía-González, RicardoMartínez-Padilla, JesúsPenteriani, VincenzoBrown bearCantabrian mountainsLarge carnivoresHuman-dominated landscapesVideo recordingVigilanceLarge carnivores are recolonizing parts of their historical range in Europe, a heavily modified human landscape. This calls for an improvement of our knowledge on how large carnivores manage to coexist with humans, and on the effects that human activity has on large carnivore behaviour, especially in areas where carnivore populations are still endangered. Brown bears Ursus arctos have been shown to be sensitive to the presence of people and their activities. Thus, bear conservation and management should take into account potential behavioural alterations related to living in human-modified landscapes. We studied the behaviour of brown bears in the Cantabrian Mountains, NW Spain, where an endangered population thrives in a human-modified landscape. We analysed bear observations video-recorded over a 10-year period to try to identify human and landscape elements that could influence bear behaviour. Neither the occurrence nor the duration of vigilance behaviour in Cantabrian bears seemed to be influenced by the proximity of human infrastructures and activity. Our findings suggest that the general pattern of human avoidance by bears is adapted to the human-modified landscape they inhabit. Bears generally avoid people, but close presence of human infrastructures or activity did not seem to trigger an increased bear behavioural response. Coexistence between large carnivores and humans in human-modified landscapes is possible, even when human encroachment is high, provided that carnivores are not heavily persecuted and direct interactions are avoided. Further research should also document the potential existence of other responses to human presence and activity, e.g., hunting, traffic noise, and measuring stress levels with physiological indicators.This research was financially supported by the IBA (International Association for Bear Research and Management) grant project IBA-RG_16_2016 ‘Brown bear behaviour in human-dominated landscapes: the effect of human density and ecotourism’. During this research, G.B. was financially supported by a collaboration contract with the MUSE – Museo delle Scienze of Trento (Italy), J.M-P. was supported by the ARAID foundation and V.P., A.O. and R.G.G. were also financially supported by the Excellence Project CGL2017-82782-P financed by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (MINECO), the Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) and the Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER, EU).ElsevierInternational Association for Bear Research and ManagementMuseo delle Scienze of TrentoARAID FoundationMinisterio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (España)Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)European CommissionConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]2022202220182022info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/264851reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/CGL2017-82782-Phttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2018.e00499Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/2648512026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Brown bear behaviour in human-modified landscapes: The case of the endangered Cantabrian population, NW Spain
title Brown bear behaviour in human-modified landscapes: The case of the endangered Cantabrian population, NW Spain
spellingShingle Brown bear behaviour in human-modified landscapes: The case of the endangered Cantabrian population, NW Spain
Zarzo-Arias, Alejandra
Brown bear
Cantabrian mountains
Large carnivores
Human-dominated landscapes
Video recording
Vigilance
title_short Brown bear behaviour in human-modified landscapes: The case of the endangered Cantabrian population, NW Spain
title_full Brown bear behaviour in human-modified landscapes: The case of the endangered Cantabrian population, NW Spain
title_fullStr Brown bear behaviour in human-modified landscapes: The case of the endangered Cantabrian population, NW Spain
title_full_unstemmed Brown bear behaviour in human-modified landscapes: The case of the endangered Cantabrian population, NW Spain
title_sort Brown bear behaviour in human-modified landscapes: The case of the endangered Cantabrian population, NW Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Zarzo-Arias, Alejandra
Delgado Sánchez, María del Mar
Ordiz, Andrés
Díaz-García, Juan
Cañedo, David
González, Manuel A.
Romo, Carlos
Vázquez García, Pablo
Bombieri, Giulia
Bettega, Chiara
Russo, Luca Francesco
Cabrial, Pedro
García-González, Ricardo
Martínez-Padilla, Jesús
Penteriani, Vincenzo
author Zarzo-Arias, Alejandra
author_facet Zarzo-Arias, Alejandra
Delgado Sánchez, María del Mar
Ordiz, Andrés
Díaz-García, Juan
Cañedo, David
González, Manuel A.
Romo, Carlos
Vázquez García, Pablo
Bombieri, Giulia
Bettega, Chiara
Russo, Luca Francesco
Cabrial, Pedro
García-González, Ricardo
Martínez-Padilla, Jesús
Penteriani, Vincenzo
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author2 Delgado Sánchez, María del Mar
Ordiz, Andrés
Díaz-García, Juan
Cañedo, David
González, Manuel A.
Romo, Carlos
Vázquez García, Pablo
Bombieri, Giulia
Bettega, Chiara
Russo, Luca Francesco
Cabrial, Pedro
García-González, Ricardo
Martínez-Padilla, Jesús
Penteriani, Vincenzo
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv International Association for Bear Research and Management
Museo delle Scienze of Trento
ARAID Foundation
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (España)
Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)
European Commission
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Brown bear
Cantabrian mountains
Large carnivores
Human-dominated landscapes
Video recording
Vigilance
topic Brown bear
Cantabrian mountains
Large carnivores
Human-dominated landscapes
Video recording
Vigilance
description Large carnivores are recolonizing parts of their historical range in Europe, a heavily modified human landscape. This calls for an improvement of our knowledge on how large carnivores manage to coexist with humans, and on the effects that human activity has on large carnivore behaviour, especially in areas where carnivore populations are still endangered. Brown bears Ursus arctos have been shown to be sensitive to the presence of people and their activities. Thus, bear conservation and management should take into account potential behavioural alterations related to living in human-modified landscapes. We studied the behaviour of brown bears in the Cantabrian Mountains, NW Spain, where an endangered population thrives in a human-modified landscape. We analysed bear observations video-recorded over a 10-year period to try to identify human and landscape elements that could influence bear behaviour. Neither the occurrence nor the duration of vigilance behaviour in Cantabrian bears seemed to be influenced by the proximity of human infrastructures and activity. Our findings suggest that the general pattern of human avoidance by bears is adapted to the human-modified landscape they inhabit. Bears generally avoid people, but close presence of human infrastructures or activity did not seem to trigger an increased bear behavioural response. Coexistence between large carnivores and humans in human-modified landscapes is possible, even when human encroachment is high, provided that carnivores are not heavily persecuted and direct interactions are avoided. Further research should also document the potential existence of other responses to human presence and activity, e.g., hunting, traffic noise, and measuring stress levels with physiological indicators.
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